Alexander Melnikov, the fortepiano player, began playing early instruments at eighteen and was significantly influenced by his meetings with Sviatoslav Richter.
Critical Reception
The publisher Hans Georg Nägeli rejected Weber's Quartet, claiming it had "confusion in the arrangement of its ideas" and too obviously imitated Beethoven's "bizarreries."
Performer Biography
Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt, the cellist, was awarded the Grand Prix de la Ville de Paris and a contemporary music prize at the Rostropovich International Competition, chaired by Mstislav Rostropovich himself.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Weber's Six Sonatas, despite being intended for amateurs, combine routine elements with the extraordinary, featuring unexpected harmonic shifts and a mix of styles like Polacca, Bolero, Siciliano, and Air Russe.
Composition History
Weber's Six Violin Sonatas were commissioned by publisher Johann Anton André for amateur musicians but were initially rejected for being "too good" and not "dull" enough.
Composer Biography
Carl Maria von Weber, an early Romantic composer, created over three hundred works including operas, symphonies, concertos, and chamber music.
Performer Biography
Isabelle Faust, the violinist on this recording, plays the 1704 'Sleeping Beauty' Stradivarius, on loan from the L-Bank Baden-Württemberg.
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